Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एतत्पुराणमखिलं पुरा स्कन्देन भाषितम् । भृगवे ब्रह्मपुत्राय तस्माल्लेभे तथांऽगिराः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | etatpurāṇamakhilaṃ purā skandena bhāṣitam | bhṛgave brahmaputrāya tasmāllebhe tathāṃ'girāḥ

Translation

సూతుడు పలికెను—ఈ సమస్త పురాణాన్ని పూర్వకాలంలో స్కందుడు బ్రహ్మపుత్రుడైన భృగువుకు ఉపదేశించాడు; అతనివలననే అంగిరసుడుకూడా దీనిని పొందెను।

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta (the narrator)
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुराणम् इति)

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• अखिलम्: entire, complete
• अखिलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुराणम् इति)

• पुरा: formerly, once
• पुरा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• स्कन्देन: by Skanda
• स्कन्देन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• भाषितम्: spoken, narrated
• भाषितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (पुराणम् इति) विशेषण

• भृगवे: to Bhṛgu
• भृगवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मपुत्राय: to the son of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मपुत्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः पुत्रः)

• तस्मात्: from him/thereafter
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• लेभे: obtained, received
• लेभे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• तथा: likewise, thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in that manner/likewise)

• अङ्गिराः: Aṅgirā (the sage)
• अङ्गिराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (ऋषिनाम; प्रथमा एकवचन रूपम्)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta sits in an assembly of sages, recounting the sacred lineage of the Purāṇa’s transmission from Skanda to Bhṛgu and onward; the scene emphasizes oral tradition and reverent listening.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Skanda
• Bhṛgu
• Brahmā
• Aṅgiras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred knowledge is preserved through a trustworthy lineage (paramparā), strengthening faith in the Purāṇa’s dharmic authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse emphasizes textual lineage; the surrounding section remains Dvārakā-māhātmya, where Dvārakā is the celebrated tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None here; it establishes the provenance of the Purāṇa.